A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution finds that the relatively high rate of autism-spectrum disorders in humans is ...

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Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

Artificial intelligence is now better than humans at identifying many patterns, but evolutionary relationships have always ...

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Introduction. Rethinking the human revolution: Eurasian and African perspectives / Paul Mellars -- pt. 1. Biological and demographic perspectives on modern human origins. The origin and dispersal of ...

If you have spent time with an infant, you might recognize the scene: A child is wailing, inconsolable, and you, the parent, have to go to the bathroom. Or eat. Or attend to a pot that’s boiling over.

For decades, researchers have speculated about the arrival of AGI, systems capable of learning, reasoning, and evolving ...